Liverpool, Spurs reach FA Cup fourth round

Jordon Ibe of Liverpool holds off Lee Holmes of Exeter City during The Emirates FA Cup Third Round Replay match between at Anfield on January 20, 2016.

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have advanced to the fourth-round of the FA Cup after comfortably winning their third-round replays. The Reds saw off League Two side Exeter 3-0, to set up a clash with West Ham. Jo Allen opened the scoring, before reserves Sheyi Ojo and Joao Carlos Teixeira wrapped up the game. Elsewhere, Tottenham won 2-0 at Leicester to secure a trip to third-tier Colchester United. It was the Spurs’ first victory over Leicester at the fourth time of asking this season.

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